soaked to the skin

idiom

: made completely wet
I was soaked to the skin within minutes.

Examples of soaked to the skin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The albatross, too entangled to spread oil from its tail gland to its feathers for waterproofing, was soaked to the skin. Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024

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“Soaked to the skin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soaked%20to%20the%20skin. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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